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Top Ten Most Aggressive Tarantulas

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Hi!

I'm new here, my name is Mackenzie, and I've been reading the beginner thread (which helps a lot). I was thinking about a Mexican Blonde, Mexican Red Knee, Costa Rican Zebra, or a Pinktoe. I have a lot of experience with snakes (mainyl ball pythons), and I hope to breed a large scale of reptiles.

Anyways, I was wondering what you think the top ten most agressive tarantulas are? Yes, I am aware that most tarantulas are individual... I was just wondering what your opinions are. I don't have enough experience to form an opinion :P

We usually refer to them as most defensive. The species Pterinochilus murinus and the genus Haplopelma are some of the most defensive. Not recommended to you yet. My first Tarantula was a Haplopelma, but it was a mistake...I thought I was getting an A. seemani.

It's alright. They're defensive instead of aggressive because they don't come after you to hurt you for fun. They just protect and defend their homes from intruders. Yes, Pterinochilus murinus is a baboon tarantula (Orange Baboon Tarantula or Orange Bitey Thing). Old worlds rely on their bites, opposed to the new worlds who would rather kick irritating hair as they make a getaway.

Well, it could be argued that they can infact be aggresive defenders, when they're defensive often, if you use aggresive in the same fashion as "he's an aggresive flirter when he's drunk", but this is all down to defenitions of course

I would have to say haplopelma, simply because mine is mental. It's about the size of a fingernail, and the meanest little booger ever.. It actually tried to kill me through the vents of its vile..

Apparently I'm sarcastic and mean just for the fun of it.. Consider yourself warned!

Originally Posted by archieph

and u truly are an opinionated ?... as u have written on ur description...